Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 63.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,718
|
$4.91
F CFA2,981
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,004
|
$6.59
F CFA4,003
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS668
|
$1.05
F CFA638
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,074
|
$9.62
F CFA5,844
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,387
|
$9.46
F CFA5,748
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,039
|
$2.57
F CFA1,562
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,082
|
$3.57
F CFA2,169
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS802
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS528
|
$1.00
F CFA607
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS260
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.61
F CFA368
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,240
|
$5.48
F CFA3,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,454
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,295,278
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,322
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,329
|
$34.18
F CFA20,758
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,087
|
$500.00
F CFA303,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,925
|
$307.59
F CFA186,807
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,853
|
$114.71
F CFA69,665
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,237
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS506,843
|
?? |
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,009
|
$2.64
F CFA1,601
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS787
|
$1.98
F CFA1,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS968
|
$0.93
F CFA567
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,318
|
$69.94
F CFA42,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
F CFA3,644
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,500
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,936
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,981
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,562
|
?? |
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